His office released a scathing preliminary report by FSS in October alleging multiple conflicts of interest, waste and attempts by the university to thwart the inquiry.

Bentley says he launched the investigation into ASU based on allegations made by former University President Joseph Silver. University trustees voted last year to pay Silver $685,000 to resign after just 13 weeks on the job.

The agreement bars either party from revealing the reasons for Silver's departure, but Silver said publicly before that agreement that he was being curbed for questioning suspicious contracts at the school.